Description
What is Model United Nations?
Model United Nations (MUN) is a simulation of the real United Nations, with students taking on the role of delegates to represent a country and debate topics ranging from political and environmental issues to economic and social ones, representing that country's point of view. MUN promotes greater understanding of international relations, politics and global issues, as well as helping improve debating skills. It is an activity where you can put all your foreign affairs knowledge into practice through negotiation, persuasion and debate. Hundreds of thousands of students attend MUN conferences each year around the world.
Give it a Go!
BrisMUN hosts a number of Give it a Go! sessions in September and October, and more in Refreshers in January. They are designed to give new members an introduction to our society and MUN, and are completely free to attend. In these sessions, the committee will introduce themselves and how MUN works in general, followed by a short debate. There is no pressure to participate - everyone is welcome to come and observe and have fun! Likewise, if you want to join the society at any other time of the year, feel free to come along, your first few sessions are free.
The Society
As a society, we run weekly sessions ususally centring on a debate, but also hold regular all-day Saturday special debates, and training sessions. We also organise and send official delegations to external MUN conferences at other universities in the UK: last year we attended OxIMUN at the University of Oxford, BathMUN, SOTONMUN (Southampton) and London International MUN (LIMUN), the biggest conference in Europe. Although these conferences can be highly academic, there is also a very strong social aspect as you get to mingle with like-minded students from other universities, listen to hilarious delegates cracking jokes in their speeches, and attend fancy black tie dinners! There is a conference for everyone no matter your experience level.
Why join?
Not only is MUN an activity that allows you to develop then put foreign affairs and political knowledge to good use, but it also offers lots of transferable skills no matter what sort of degree you are studying. We have members from across STEM (including a lot of engineers), as well as history, politics, languages and geography, to name but a few. We are also a dynamic society, and send delegations to an increasing number of external conferences each year: 2 in 2022-23, and 4 in 2023-24. In February 2025 we will be hosting our own conference in Bristol! MUN conferences are a great opportunity to visit new cities and meet people from all over the world, plus there are great socials!
Weekly sessions details:
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8pm
Location: Senate House room 5.20 (5th Floor)
2024/25 Committee:
- President: Hugo Goodwill
- Vice President - Internal Affairs: Jae-Hyun Jo
- Vice President - External Relations: Elena Taylor
- Secretary: Alex Bullett
- Treasurer: Jack Deasy
- Social Secretary: Breida Nutaj
- Social Media Manager: Alicia Edwards
If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to contact us:
Instagram: @bristolmodelun
Email: brismun@gmail.com
Terms and conditions
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Membership Fee Inclusions
Prior to signing up to a Club or Society speak to the Committee to find out what your membership includes and if there are any further expenses throughout the year.
Service Standards
All Club or Society members can expect to receive:
- The opportunity to attend regular meetings, events, activities, trips and socials as arranged.
- The opportunity to stand for a committee position or vote in their elections (Bristol students only).
- For Sports Club – to attend regular training sessions and have the opportunity to be selected for the teams.
Code of Conduct
When joining a club or society you are agreeing to abide by the constitution, general rules, regulations and policies of University of Bristol Students’ Union and also the Club or Society Code of Conduct which sets out the level of behaviour & discipline expected of all Club & Society members.
Refund Policy
Any customer who pays for a membership subscription to a Bristol SU Society, Sports Club, Student Media and initiatives has a 14 day cooling off period from the time and date of purchase during which they have the right to cancel the subscription and receive a full refund. If you do decide to cancel within the 14 days, Bristol SU will refund your payment within a further 30 days of the cancellation. To request a refund please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk
Data sharing (Sports Club members only)
Please be aware that Bristol SU may share data relating to the members of its sports clubs with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health (a department of the University). This information may be used for the purposes of communicating direct with these members and/or to cross-reference against SEH's Sports Pass membership records.
As part of Bristol SU's membership of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) Bristol SU may have to share data on to its sports clubs members so BUCS can, from time to time, communicate with these members.
Data sharing (Societies members only)
If you're joining one of the societies listed below please be aware that your name and email address will be shared with Bristol Hub for the purpose of keeping you up to date with their activities through their email “The Week”:
AIESEC Bristol, AMICUS Bristol, Anti-Slavery Society, Bristol Feminists, Bristol Friends of MSF, Bristol Marrow, Bristol Social Enterprise Society, Bristol Student Action for Refugees, Bristol University Amnesty International, Conservation Group, Bristol University Oxfam Group, Bristol University Sustainability Team, Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad, Engineers Without Borders, Howard League for Penal Reform Student Society, International Affairs Society, Medsin Bristol, Model United Nations, and Vegetarian and Vegan Society.
For more information on Bristol Hub visit: http://www.bristolhub.org.
If you do not want your details shared with the Hub please email: bristolsu@bristol.ac.uk.
These terms shall be governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Nothing in these terms shall exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.
